Leading Off: The Ferris State University
softball team is on the road this week (April 6 & 10-11) in
Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) action as
the Bulldogs will play six league outings.
FSU visits Northwood this Tuesday (April 6) for a GLIAC
doubleheader before traveling to Findlay this Saturday (April 10)
and wrapping up the road swing on Sunday (April 11) against
Hillsdale. Both matchups versus Findlay and Hillsdale
are also conference twinbills.

The 2010 Record: Ferris State is currently
11-10-0 overall and 2-3-0 in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate
Athletic Conference (GLIAC) this spring after sporting a 2-3
mark in last week's (March 31 & April 2-3) action on the
diamond. The Bulldogs began league play last Wednesday
(March 31) with a season home-opening doubleheader loss to
nationally 14th-ranked Saginaw Valley State, losing 2-0 and 4-1, at
the FSU Softball Field in Big Rapids, Mich. FSU then bounced
back from the pair of setbacks to sweep Lake Superior State at
home on Friday (April 2) with 7-0 and 6-5 victories. The
Bulldogs finished up their homestand on Saturday (April
3) by being dealt a 5-0 loss by Northwood in
game one before rain forced the postponement of the second
game. Ferris State has presently registered a 2-3 mark at
home, 0-0 on the road, and a 9-7 ledger at neutral sites this
season.

FSU Home Game Promotions: Ferris State will be
holding a number of in-game promotions during its 2010
regular-season home slate. For a complete list of FSU's game
promotions this season, please visit this link: www.ferrisstatebulldogs.com/sports/sball.
The first 25 students per each home date this season will
receive free peanuts and pop!!

Ferris State - Keri Becker (Saginaw Valley
State, 1995), 13th season, 394-247-1 (.614). Becker, the all-time
winningest coach in Ferris State's Softball history, has guided the
Bulldogs to three (1998, 1999, and 2008) NCAA Division II National
Softball Championship Tournament appearances. The 1998 squad placed
third nationally while the 1999 team set a school record for
single-season victories (46 total). The 2008 squad tied for
fifth-place honors after capturing the NCAA-II Great Lakes Regional
title. Becker, who has been recognized as the Great Lakes
Intercollegiate Athletic Conference's (GLIAC) Coach of the Year
three times (1997, 2003, and 2008) was a member of the 2008
National Fastpitch Coaches Association's (NFCA)/NCAA Division II
Great Lakes Region Coaching Staff of the Year.

Becker Among The Best: Prior to this 2010
season, FSU head coch Keri Becker ranked 45th
among the NCAA Division II's active coaches in victories (393) and
was 47th in winning percentage (.618). She's also listed 52nd
nationally by percentage among the winningest all-time coaches in
NCAA Division II.

One More: Senior second baseman Amanda
Harrington (St. Joseph/Stevensville-Lakeshore) is one base
hit away from tying for 18th place among FSU's all-time hits
leaders with Laura Crower (2004-07; 136 career hits).
Harrington has currently amassed 135 career hits and is presently
tied with Dana Conklin (2001-04) for 19th place.

Perfect In The Circle: Senior
pitcher-designated player Rhea Flores (Dearborn
Heights/Southgate Anderson) improved to 4-0 this season in the
pitching circle following last Friday's 6-5 game-two league triumph
over Lake Superior State. Flores, a 2009 All-GLIAC
Second-Team selection, also helped her cause at the plate by
going producing two hits in four at bats in the nightcap
win.

Three Hits: Senior outfielder Rachel
Wade (Canton) produced her second three-hit game outing of
this spring with a three-hit game against Lake Superior State last
Friday (April 2) in the second game of the
GLIAC doubleheader. Wade's first three-hit performance
this campaign occurred against University Sciences (Pa.) at the
Florida Rebel Spring Tournament in Kissimmee, Fla.

Comfort of Home: Sophomore third baseman
Makenzi Peterson (Big Rapids) is batting a
team-leading .500 average in FSU's five home contests this season,
which includes a pair of doubles. Peterson, who's midst
a current five-game hitting streak (3/31-4/3), has hit safely in 11
encounters this spring.

Nearing A Milestone: Head coach
Keri Becker is six victories away from
notching her 400th career coaching win. She holds the
distinction of being the program's all-time winningest coach and
has guided the Bulldogs to nine winning seasons during her
tenure, which includes three NCAA Championship Tournament
appearances (1998, 1999, and 2008).

Bulldog Bites: Junior outfielder
Colleen Roney (Wheaton, Ill./Glen Ellyn Glenbard
South) is three hits shy of matching her single-season best of 10
hits in 37 plate appearances for 36 games as a freshman in
2008. Roney has totaled seven hits in 29 at bats in 13
contests this spring . . . Junior catcher Rachel
Mueller's (Santa Clarita, Calif./Valencia) nine RBIs this
season in 20 games is a career season high, bettering her seven
RBIs in 21 encounters for the 2009 campaign . . . Senior pitcher
Kayle Stevenson (Holland/West Ottawa) is currently
tied for 16th place on FSU's all-time pitching wins leaders
list with 19 career victories (19-8 record). Stevenson
is tied with Carissa Quider (2003-06) for 16th place
honors and is one away from moving into a 15th-place tie with
Roxanne Abramouski (1978-80; 20 career wins) . . . Sophomore third
baseman Allison Webber (Frankfort) has compiled a
career-high seven base hits this season in 13 games. A season
ago, she totaled one hit in seven outings.

All-League Performers: Ferris State returns
three All-GLIAC players from the 2009 season led by second baseman
Amanda Harrington, who earned first-team
recognition. Designated player Rhea Flores
and pitcher Kayle Stevenson both attained
second-team laurels.

High Expectations: Ferris State is listed among
other teams receiving votes in the 2010 National Fastpitch Coaches Association
(NFCA) Division II Top 25 Preseason Poll. The Bulldogs
received eight points in the national pollto finish two points
behind Ashland and Augustana (S.D.). The national poll, which
was released on Jan. 27 by the NFCA, is voted on by 16 NCAA-II head
coaches with two representing each of the eight NCAA regions.

Looking Back: The 2009 Bulldogs concluded the
season with a 35-10 overall record, which included a second-place
tying 18-4 GLIAC mark. Ferris State concluded the
campaign ranked 22nd nationally in the NFCA's final Division II Top
25 Poll with 81 points. FSU's 35 victories matched the
program's fourth highest single-season wins output. Ferris has won
at least 30 contests in a campaign nine times within the school's
annals.

Ferris State In The NCAA Tournament: FSU made
its seventh NCAA-II Regional Tournament appearance in 2009 and its
fourth trip in the last five years. The Bulldogs compiled a
2-2-0 mark in the double-elimination 2009 sub-Midwest Regional
Tourney (March 8 & 10) held at University Center, Mich.
Ferris State was crowned Great Lakes Regional Tournament champions
in 2008 and went on to a fifth-place tying showing at the National
Softball Championships in Houston, Texas. The Bulldogs, who
are 24-13 all-time in NCAA Tournament competition, have made three
national tournament appearances (1998, 1999, and 2008) to date in
their program's history. The 1998 team posted a 3-2 tourney
mark en route to placing third in Ferris' national tourney debut.

On Deck: Ferris State returns home next week
(April 14 & 17-18) for a trio of conference twinbills at the
FSU Softball Field in Big Rapids, Mich. The Bulldogs open
their homestand by hosting West Michigan rival Grand Valley
State on Wednesday (April 14). FSU then will go up against
Tiffin on Saturday (April 17) before concluding the week's action
on the diamond versus Ashland (April 18). Click on this link to access FSU's
2010 schedule/results.

Bulldog Athletics Twitbook: All Ferris
State Bulldog Softball fans now can have access to additional
information on the 2010 team via Twitter at twitter.com/ferrisathletics.

On The Internet: Ferris State University
Athletics' official web site can be found at www.ferrisstatebulldogs.com.
The site features information on all of FSU's varsity athletics
programs including rosters, statistics, and more.